Another HUGE storm to flatten NE US with high winds and snow.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

6 more inches expected from DC through whatever those top northern states call themselves. At least the guys up north own shovels.

Climate Change:

". . . is a change in the statistical distribution of weather over periods of time that range from decades to millions of years. It can be a change in the average weather or a change in the distribution of weather events around an average (for example, greater or fewer extreme weather events). Climate change may be limited to a specific region, or may occur across the whole Earth. It can be caused by recurring, often cyclical climate patterns such as El Niño-Southern Oscillation, or come in the form of more singular events such as the Dust Bowl.

"In recent usage, especially in the context of environmental policy, climate change usually refers to changes in modern climate. It may be qualified as anthropogenic climate change, more generally known as "global warming" or "anthropogenic global warming"


Translated from WIki into English, climate change means that more water will evaporate into the atmosphere as a result of climate changes, especially warming of large bodies of water. Once this heavily watered air is hit by a hurricane like storm, you get freakish winds, (90mph), combined with heavy ice (What? no salt trucks in DC?) and many more inches of snow.(6-12, depending on your location).

In essence, even with normal storms and winds, this time of year was normally dry. A storm would pas through the NE without a second thought. But once that normally dry air becomes saturated with humidity, the energy in this storm releases water. Lots of it. Heavy water. In the form of a solid.

Now that we have witnessed the third freakish rage and temper tantrum by Mommy Nature, how long will it take the boneheads on Talk Radio to make fun of Al Gore? Even though each and every freakish event is precisely what he discussed?

[lunatica]

1. You know, this is an excellent explanation

Now I'm armed with something to say that's easy to understand.

Thanks!

[old mark]

2. Local weather (SE Pennsylvania) says there is yet another storm out in CA now

that will be coming our way next week.

Average winter snowfall here is 26.2" for the season.
We have over 56" so far as of this morning, 6" more coming today with another inch or so later tonight and Saturday. More possible next week.

And winter lasts till March 20th.

mark

[NWHarkness]

3. Why does only DC matter to these nuts, anyway?

They think that because DC has got record snow, it somehow disproves climate change. Meanwhile, here in Maine, we are experiencing a winter of record LOW snowfall.

They think the whole world revolves around DC, I guess.

Then again, a significant portion of them think the sun revolves around the earth, so what do we expect?

[pipi_k]

4. Huh. We got way more snow from the storm on Wednesday

So far in Western Mass it's been sort of a bust.

We got almost two feet on Wednesday, half of which got melted away from all the rain yesterday.

[LeftinOH]

5. -if you read the comments section on any website about the winter weather,

there are countless posts from people saying the same basic thing: "Well-so much for that'global warming' hoax." Its overwhwelming, really.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

10. what percentage of Texans don't think evolution exists?

Or in Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina?

Rather than think things through, and realize that we have a problem that we can try to solve, it is so much easier to laugh at Al Gore (like Cassandra, daughter of the King of Troy, condemned to tell the truth, only never to be believed). Green technology? Balderdash. Coal emissions? Bring it on! Ocean front water pollution? It will flow away.

[shireen]

6. during the first blizzard,

i remember checking the radar about a day before the storm hit. There was this huge 'river' of moisture streaming from the Gulf, going up I-95, towards us! That when i knew for sure that this was going to be a monster. It was quite incredible to see those radar images. On the East coast, no matter if it's winter or summer, the Gulf plays a major role in the weather. If it's summer, the warm water evaporates, transferring moisture and energy to hurricanes. In winter, that warm water evaporates more readily into the atmosphere, and ends up getting pulled towards cold low pressure areas. It is quite amazing and scary.

[1awake]

7. All I know is that my kids

have missed more school this year due to snow than all the others combined. And, since my sitter has gone missing every time it snows, I have to call off and stay home.. which is making my employment not the most dependable thing.

[dixiegrrrrl]

8. Down here in Ala. we are having 2 months of real winter.

Last time it stayed this cold was in 1940, once....
5 inches of snow this far south is unheard of...a 100 year event.

This weather was after 4 years of drought and above normal heat, below normal rain.

Wild swings to the usual weather pattern.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

9. your drought has been horrible. In that sense, this snow must

be wonderful, but for the fact that you guys never heard of all weather tires with snow handling treads on them.